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Re: revision of a few sentences

Originally Posted by vil

Dear teachers,

Would you be kind enough to tell me whether I am on the right track by the usage of the expressions in bold in the following sentences?
God created the world. OK
Homer is the man who, according to legend, createdthe two great epics of Greek history: the Iliad(the tale of Achilles and the Trojan War) and the Odyssey (about the travels of Odysseus). OK

Dickens created many wonderful chracters in his novels. OK

create = produce, make, establish

First of all he wascreated (a) lieutenant. Yes this is BrE. I think it sounds good without ‘a’

Later he was created a baronet.

In the end the queen created him a knight.

create = promote

She failed to create any profound impression. OK

Her behaviour created a bad impression. OK

Hay fever sneezing creates a painful feeling in the throat. OK

create = cause, give rise to something

What does he do but come in and start creating about the loss of time! Difficult to get to the meaning. The Google as well as Yahoo search retuned nil result. Would you please provide the source?

You needn't create about it. Create about is not a phrasal verb. Could it be said this way: You needn't create (about) it out of nothing.

He is always creating (about) out of nothing. This to me sounds OK

The baby stopped creating and went to sleep

create = make a fus, grumble No idea. Could tell the name of the dictionary.

The women were wearing the newest creations of the Paris designers. Ok

creation = production

Thank you for your efforts.

Regards,

V.

Hi Vil,

I have come across a number of perplexing points which you can see. Would you kindly throw some light?